Report: Schools lack money to meet state standards

7:44 PM,
Dec. 10, 2012

Written by

Jessica Bakeman
Albany Bureau

An education advocacy group claimed in two reports Monday that the state is not allocating enough money to schools to provide students with the constitutional requirement of a "sound basic education."

In one report, the Campaign for Educational Equity, which is based at Columbia University in New York City, summarized which resources are required for an adequate education, based on state legal precedents. That includes a sufficient number of qualified teachers, principals and other personnel; appropriate class sizes; adequate and accessible school buildings; up-to-date books and ...